Men's 73 kg, June 2023

Takehiro Kasai

Takehiro Kasai is a weightlifter. The results below cover 14 competitions from 2013 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2023 IWF Grand Prix I.

Best total
330 kg
Best snatch
145 kg
Best clean and jerk
187 kg
Career

Takehiro Kasai's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 69 kg from 2013 to 2016, 77 kg from 2017 to 2018, 81 kg from 2018 to 2021, 73 kg in 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.85 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.

Latest result: 2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 June 2023, 73 kg, no total.

Takehiro Kasai: totals from the 12 competitions with a total, 2013 to 2021, best 330 kg in 2019.260300340201320152017201920212013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 273 kg2014 FISU World University Championships, 5 Dec 2014: 308 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 297 kg2016 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2016: 301 kg2017 Asian Championships, 21 Apr 2017: 322 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 317 kg2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 326 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 321 kg2019 IWF World Cup (February), 22 Feb 2019: 329 kg2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 318 kgReady Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event), 6 Jul 2019: 330 kg2021 Open Championships, 10 May 2021: 320 kg
Takehiro Kasai: totals from the 12 competitions with a total, 2013 to 2021, best 330 kg in 2019.260300340201320152017201920212013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 3 May 2013: 273 kg2014 FISU World University Championships, 5 Dec 2014: 308 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 297 kg2016 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2016: 301 kg2017 Asian Championships, 21 Apr 2017: 322 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 317 kg2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 326 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 321 kg2019 IWF World Cup (February), 22 Feb 2019: 329 kg2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 318 kgReady Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event), 6 Jul 2019: 330 kg2021 Open Championships, 10 May 2021: 320 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
73 kg2023 2023 - 170 -
81 kg2018 to 2021 2018 to 2021 145 187 330
77 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 144 182 326
69 kg2013 to 2016 2013 to 2016 136 172 308
Numbers

Takehiro Kasai by the numbers

Takehiro Kasai's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.

Best Sinclair score
437.0
From 308 kg at 68.84 kg bodyweight, 2014 FISU World University Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
114th of 512
330 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
76%
At the best total, 143 kg of 187 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
Competitions with a total
12 of 14
The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Takehiro Kasai makes each attempt

Takehiro Kasai made 48% of snatch attempts and 52% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.

Snatch, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Takehiro Kasai: 64%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Takehiro Kasai: 50%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Takehiro Kasai: 29%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Takehiro Kasai: 79%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Takehiro Kasai: 43%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Takehiro Kasai: 36%
Rivals

Takehiro Kasai head to head

The lifters Takehiro Kasai has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.

Rival Met Takehiro Kasai ahead Rival ahead
South Korea Kim Woo-jae 5 1 4
China Li Dayin 4 0 4
India Ajay Singh 3 0 3
North Korea Choe Jon-wi 3 0 3
Pornchai Lobsi 3 2 1
Chiang Tsung-Han 3 3 0
Results

Takehiro Kasai's competition results

Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 - - 73 kg 72.85 136 kg missed136 kg missed136 kg missed170179 kg missed181 kg missed
2021 Open Championships 10 May 2021 2 320 81 kg 81 140145 kg missed145 kg missed180 kg missed180 kg missed180
2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 - - 81 kg 80.9 143 kg missed143 kg missed144 kg missed180186191 kg missed
Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 3 330 81 kg 80.9 143 kg missed143 kg missed143181187190 kg missed
2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 8 318 81 kg 80.89 140145 kg missed145 kg missed178184 kg missed185 kg missed
2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 5 329 81 kg 80.9 140145 kg missed145178184 kg missed184
2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 27 321 81 kg 79.88 140 kg missed140145 kg missed180 kg missed180 kg missed181
2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 6 326 77 kg 76.95 139 kg missed139144177182187 kg missed
2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 17 317 77 kg 76.84 137142145 kg missed175182 kg missed182 kg missed
2017 Asian Championships 21 Apr 2017 7 322 77 kg 76.75 137141144 kg missed175181184 kg missed
2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 9 301 69 kg 68.8 128133137 kg missed160168173 kg missed
2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 32 297 69 kg 68.93 125130 kg missed130160167 kg missed167
2014 FISU World University Championships 5 Dec 2014 3 308 69 kg 68.84 134136138 kg missed166 kg missed166172
2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 3 May 2013 8 273 69 kg 68.77 120123128 kg missed150155 kg missed155 kg missed
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Takehiro Kasai met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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